NiTi materials : biomedical applications

Nickel-Titanium alloys are smart materials exhibiting unique properties such as superelasticity and shape-memory effect. The material has been used as orthodontic wires in the dental field for over 20 years. This book is a comprehensive overview to the field of Ni-Ti Materials and the physical, chem...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors Oshida, Yoshiki (Author), Tominaga, Toshihiko (Author)
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2020]
SeriesDe Gruyter STEM.
Subjects
Biomedical materials.
Nickel-titanium alloys.
Titanium.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783110666113
3110666111
9783110666038
3110666030
Physical Description1 online resource (:) illustrations (black and white, color).

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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Prologue
  • Table of Contents
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. History of development and naming of NiTi materials
  • Chapter 3. NiTi-based alloys and alloying element effects
  • Chapter 4. Martensitic phase transformation and its related phenomena
  • Chapter 5. Heat treatments and their related phenomena
  • Chapter 6. Fabrication, synthesis, and product forms
  • Chapter 7. Properties and their effects on biofunctionality
  • Chapter 8. Corrosion and oxidation
  • Chapter 9. Fatigue, fracture, and creep
  • Chapter 10. Nonmedical applications
  • Chapter 11. Properties in biological environment
  • Chapter 12. Surface modification and engineering
  • Chapter 13. Sterilization
  • Chapter 14. Biotribology and wear debris toxicity
  • Chapter 15. Dental/medical applications
  • Chapter 16. Dental applications
  • Chapter 17. Medical applications
  • Chapter 18. Future perspective
  • Epilogue
  • Index

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